A terrible day. The fire killed dozens of people and destroyed Lahaina, including the Lahaina Hongwanji Mission (founded in 1904), Lahaina Jodo Mission (1912) and Lahaina Hokoji Shingon Mission (1902). The Shingon temple was the 1st outside Asia. The Jodo one had a rare 3-story pagoda and replica of the Kamakura Daibutsu. The Shin sangha has over 70 member families. Info on how to support them will be forthcoming.
"Jon Mastodon leads the way from greed and towards the Fediverse."
This brand new track combines my poem "What i learned from my teachers" with a Jon Mastodon twist on the 4 noble truths. All backed by my friend's psychedlic synth goodness.
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Seems like it would perform a lot like low intensity exercise. If I were to study this, I'd be looking at adherence/compliance stats. A big problem with exercise is getting people to start and continue.
Topics: #meditation, attainment, lack thereof, seclusion, restraint, #tradition, generational differences, #technology, #lifestyles, sasana, procession of monks throughout the generations, training, conservative #culture, a world which no longer remembers what it’s like to live without smartphones and #computers; the difficulty for #monastic culture to live simply, while not over-extending the generosity of laypeople, who expect a certain minimal participation in technological use
The 7-5-3 festival (七五三) started in the Heian or Muromachi Period to pray for the survival of #children, and, like many practices, spread from the aristocracy eventually to all citizens.
Age three for #girls is especially adorable, and our 3/4 #Japanese granddaughter just went through that rite of passage, posing in a #festival kimono.
With deaths in both families this year, it was moved from a Shintō shrine to a #Buddhist temple, reflecting the division of labor served by the two #religions in Japan. We could thus do it up on a mountain in our city (between Ōsaka and Kyōto) and see changing leaves of #autumn early.
All major ceremonies are finally accompanied by a restaurant meal, and the Japanese-style food and service, by normal standards in Japan, were superb.
Our granddaughter, nearly three, also seemed to start realizing that my English and the usual Japanese were different languages (technically, nascent metalinguistic awareness and bilinguality).
I made some changes to the track based on the writings from the Third Chinese Patriarch. The track is still a palindrome, music and all. What do you think?
Sad news: Aaron Wolfe, a member of #Daifukuji Soto Zen #Buddhist temple in Kona, #Hawai'i, drowned while swimming at Kahaluu Beach Park this past Monday. He was compassionate and curious, and I enjoyed his perspective and sense of humor. Aaron brought a smile to everyone's face with his trademark: nearly always wearing a battery-powered headlamp. He will be missed.
I'm a #Black#neurodivergent (#ADHD) #disabled ace woman in her late 30's based in the UK. I have a #chronicillness (#MECFS)- former nurse but housebound now. I am extremely concerned about the way our society is going so I spend my time reading, doing serious #philosophy & trying to build #community despite having severe social anxiety. I'm also a dedicated longtime #Buddhist practitioner. I study #Japanese as a hobby (& yes, I do like #anime!)
Various #Buddhist Monk's quarters in very remote forest locations in #SriLanka.
These are not movie props; real monks actually spend time meditating in these dwellings. The bars on the windows are to keep out wild animals, such as monkeys, tigers, etc.
Sincere questions are also invited; DM me (there is also a live chat server explained at the above link), for perhaps answering on a future livestream.
The recorded video will be posted later (non-live) here: https://bhikkhu.ca/